Meet our Team
Meet our Team
International Judges
Wines entered are carefully selected by 5 of the most prominent and well known Wine Judges in the New World – and for the 2021 & 2022 seasons, wines were judged by 4 leading Masters of Wine. 2023 sees a semi-return to our pre-covid judging line-up with Huon Hooke (Australia) returning to the fold, alongside Jane Skilton MW (New Zealand), Toni Paterson MW and Anthony Mueller (America) from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Our judges are:
Michael Fridjhon
South Africa
Huon Hooke
Australia
Christopher Waters
Canada
Virginie Boone
USA
Anthony Mueller
USA
Jane Skilton MW
New Zealand
Toni Paterson MW
Master of Wine
Andrea Pritzker MW
Master of Wine
Andrew Caillard MW
Master of Wine
International Judges
Wines entered are carefully selected by 5 of the most prominent and well known Wine Judges in the New World – and for the 2021 & 2022 seasons, wines were judged by 4 leading Masters of Wine. 2023 sees a semi-return to our pre-covid judging line-up with Michael Fridjhon (South Africa) and Huon Hooke (Australia) returning to the fold, alongside Jane Skilton MW (New Zealand) and Toni Paterson MW plus a US representative yet TBC. Our judges are:
Michael Fridjhon
South Africa
Huon Hooke
Australia
Christopher Waters
Canada
Virginie Boone
USA
Anthony Mueller
USA
Jane Skilton MW
New Zealand
Toni Paterson MW
Master of Wine
Andrea Pritzker MW
Master of Wine
Andrew Caillard MW
Master of Wine
Our Previous Judges
Our extended family of former judges include:
James Halliday
Australia
Jon Bonne
America
Bob Campbell
New Zealand
Robert Joseph
Neutral
Dan Berger
USA
Alison Eisermann MW
Master of Wine
Fabricio Portelli
Argentina
Terry Copeland
New Zealand – 2019
Eduardo Brethauer
Chile
Patrick Comiskey
USA
Sean Sullivan
USA
Our Previous Judges
Our extended family of former judges include:
James Halliday
Australia
Jon Bonne
America
Bob Campbell MW
New Zealand
Robert Joseph
Neutral
Dan Berger
USA
Alison Eisermann MW
Master of Wine
Fabricio Portelli
Argentina
Terry Copeland
New Zealand – 2019
Eduardo Brethauer
Chile
Patrick Comiskey
USA
The Team behind the Challenge
We are blessed with an amazing team that work tirelessly to make this Challenge the huge success that it is.
Ross Anderson
Global Fine Wine Director
Tarryn Vincent
South African Management
Anita Cole
Canadian Warehousing & Management
Ash Reynolds
DrinkMe Digital Software Management & IT
Motti Lewis
South African Freight Management
Alistair Dunn
Head Steward
The Team Behind the Challenge
We are blessed with an amazing team that work tirelessly to make this Challenge the huge success that it is.
Ross Anderson
Global Fine Wine Director
Tarryn Vincent
South African Management
Anita Cole
Canadian Warehousing & Management
Canadian Warehousing & Management
Canadian Warehousing & Management
Ash Reynolds
DrinkMe Digital Software Management & IT
Motti Lewis
South African Freight Management
Alistair Dunn
Head Steward
Recent News
Recent News